Articles by Ian Gormely

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  Warpaint

  Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2015

  Warpaint are a band set apart by subtleties; though rooted in '80s indie and post-punk, their minimalist approach leaves room for small ges...

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  HEALTH

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 18

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2015

  Somewhere along the way, HEALTH were allowed to fall through the cracks. Where likeminded groups Battles, Liars and Black Dice remained par...

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  HSY

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 18

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2015

  "That's a little fucked," muttered HSY's mononymous singer/guitarist Jude as he struggled to his feet. Moments before, the musician was wri...

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  DMA's

  The Garrison, Toronto ON, May 26

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2015

  In case the bucket lead-singer Tommy O'Dell wears in the band's press photos didn't make it abundantly clear, Aussie trio the DMA's worship...

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  How I Play

  Dine Alone Records' Joel Carriere

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2015

  It all started in a mall. Joel Carriere was working at Sam the Record Man in St. Catharines, ON. Still in his early 20s, the local show pro...

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  DMA's

  DMA's EP

  PUBLISHED May 19, 2015

  The past 20 years have seen no shortage of bands build careers out of the swagger of Oasis, but few manage (or bother) to match the transce...

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  Joanna Gruesome

  Peanut Butter

  PUBLISHED May 15, 2015

  There's a moment in the bridge of "Last Year," the lead track off Joanna Gruesome's new album, where you can hear the band's Jekyll and Hyd...

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  Pet Symmetry

  Pets Hounds

  PUBLISHED May 13, 2015

  Don't let the name or the goofy cover shot of Fake Problems' Chris Farren fool you; Pet Symmetry are as serious as a heart attack. Or, at l...